Taylor Swift - Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) from Album 1989 (Max Martin)

[B Steady]

To the experts: How long does it take to make a instrumental like this?

Top producers like Max and Shellback should take it 1-2 days to create the original instrumental. I can't listen to the karaoke version but if that's really an "industry", then they should get it ready in 1-2 days too, especially as they probably don't use real instruments.

[AlexanderLaBrea]

Probably a pretty accurate answer. 1-2 days to get it to its "pretty much finnished" form. Then again, Max, more than any other is known to be an extreme perfectionist, so it's probably not uncommon for him to spend a couple of extra days just finely adjusting kickdrum sounds and things. Though the vocals is the part that is the most time consuming I'd say.

[B Steady]

It depends on so much though.
Do you start the song with the production? --> are you writing the song while/after producing it?
Is the songwriting done before the production?
Do you already know which instuments you'd like to use?
How many real instuments are you using?

And I'm sure that they ALWAYS add extra elements to the production once the vocals are recorded.

[Raul_esp]

Damn , it's a drug , I can't stop listening it.

[turnaround]

Live at the VMA:

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/videos/shake-it-off-live/1066927/#id=1729742

Max must be proud. 3 songs live on stage. 
Even 4 if you count "One more night"

But weird: You hardly hear her in the chorus.

"Dark horse" and "Problem" won awards.

[bugmenot]

Live at the VMA

Interesting video — Taylor Swift's VMAs Performance, With Her Vocals Isolated
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/taylor-swifts-vmas-performance-with-her-vocals-isolate-1626334694/+bubbaprog

[B Steady]

NUMBER 1, YES!!!

""Shake" arrives with 544,000 first-week downloads sold in the week ending Aug. 24, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The sum marks the greatest weekly total this year and the fourth-best bow all-time, two of which now belong to Swift. Flo Rida's "Right Round" began with 636,000 (Feb. 28, 2009), followed by Swift's "Together" (623,000, Sept. 1, 2012). Katy Perry's "Roar" ranks third with 557,000 sold in its first week (Aug. 31, 2013)."

--> http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229439/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-no-1-hot-100-nicki-minaj-anaconda?mobile_redirection=false

[turnaround]

18th #1 as songwriter and producer 

Means:

#2 on the "Producers with the most number-one singles" list after George Martin (#23s)

#3 on the "Songwriters with most number-one singles" list after John Lennon (26 #1s) and Paul McCartney (32 #1s)

[B Steady]

"I will never stop - until you're mine!" - Max Martin about the #1 spot of "Songwriters with most number-one singles"

[Polarmachine]

Is that a real quote bsteady?
Actually I think he will beat it!
Anyways congratulations to max and "shelly"

[B Steady]

Yes it's a real quote. Not from Max Martin though I'm sure you know it

[Polarmachine]

googled it and found it in an Nsync song 

[B Steady]

googled it and found it in an Nsync song 

How can you be part of the Cheiron forum and not know this song?!?

[Rebecca]

Amazing news! Another no.1 for Max and Shellback! well deserved.

I loved Taylor's performance at VMA's, just great. I thought her vocals were pretty good.

@BSteady, I love the quote from NSync - totally true!

[B Steady]

I love the fact that she's singing "movin" in the first pre chorus and "groovin" in the second one. All about the details